Pichaqani (Arequipa)

This article is about the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pichaqani (disambiguation).

Pichaqani
Pichaqani Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates	14°46′51″S 72°29′23″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range	Andes, Wansu

Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big needle", Hispanicized spelling Pichacane) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Pichaqani lies southwest of Qullpa and northwest of Qullpa K'uchu and Minasniyuq.

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) see: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa